By Gordon Woodworth, Chronicle News Editor
Back in 2003, when Skyler Munson was three years ago, her then step-father’s National Guard unit was deployed to Fort Drum and then onto Iraq. That’s when Skyler, now a South High Marathon Dance student chairperson, first got to know Julie Coon.
Julie, a volunteer, ran the Guard’s Family Readiness Group at the old Armory on Warren Street in Glens Falls. Her husband Arthur …
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The 39th annual South High Marathon Dance will for the first time feature a heated outdoor tent where alumni can gather.
“Three years ago, we got so crowded in the gym that we told the alumni that they couldn’t stay unless they were working,” said Tom Myott, longtime faculty advisor. “There were some hard feelings, so we came up with the idea of an …
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Congresswoman Elise Stefanik attended her first South High Marathon Dance last year.
“It was one of the highlights of my first year in office,” she wrote in response to a Chronicle query.
“The energy of the event was electric and it was moving and inspiring to see students from all social circles and walks of life united for a common purpose — to raise …
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Kassi Cook has Marathon Dance fever.
The South High freshman is dancing in her first Marathon Dance this weekend, and she’s all in.
“I started working at Mr. Bill’s last March, and I started to collect tips,” she said. “And I didn’t know what to do with them. I don’t need stuff. So I figured, why not Marathon?”
She collected about $800, first in …
Read More »By Cathy DeDe, Chronicle Managing Editor
The Adirondack Theatre Festival will capitalize on the numerous movie screens available in downtown Glens Falls to host an off-season film festival on Friday and Saturday, Oct. 21 and 22.
The Adirondack Film Festival will screen movies at the Charles R. Wood Theater, Crandall Public Library and the two theaters at 190 Grille and Cinema.
With four screens within a block of each other …
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